1999 $'000	1998 $'000
Assets employed Fixed assets (note 10)	955,529	972,254
Current assets
Stocks and work in progress (note 11)	145,889	129,340
Debtors and prepayments	20,644	13,093
Amounts due from related parties	145,745	209,300
Interest receivable	3,557	3,323
Placements with banks	985,000	516,000
Cash and bank balances	8,139	147,633
	1,308,974	1,018,689
Less: Current liabilities
Creditors	125,847	113,907
Amounts due to related parties	285,637	287,468
Short-term borrowing (note 12)	30,280	30,280
Customers' deposits (note 13)	205,357	138,295
Deferred revenue (note 14)	50,551	40,456
Dividend payable (note 8)	98,287	78,462
Interest payable to Government	15,150	17,206
Tax payable	15,939	41,719
	827,048	747,793
Net current assets	481,926	270,896
Total assets less current liabilities	1,437,455	1,243,150
Less: Deferred liabilities Deferred tax (note 15)	2,099	6,851
	1,435,356	1,236,299
Financed by:
Trading fund capital (note 16)	706,600	706,600
Revenue reserve (note 17)	516,796	287,459
Capital and reserves	1,223,396	994,059
Government loan (note 18)	211,960	242,240
	1,435,356	1,236,299